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GATE.

(Application led Mar. 21, 1900.)

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F. A. ENGLEBRIYGHT.

GATE.

(Applicazio led Mar. 21, 1900.)

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NTTEDV STATES PATENT Oruro.

FREDERICK A. AENGLEBRIGHT, OF FARMINGTON, IOWA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,760, dated July 3, 1900.

' "Application niet March 21, 1900. senti No. 9,557. (no man.)

To all whom it may coi/werft;

Be it known that I, FREDERHJK A. ENGLE- BRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Farmington, in the county of Van Buren and State of Iowa, have invent-ed a new and useful Gate, of which the following is a specification. A v I The invention relates to improvements in gates. f V

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of gates and to provide a simple and comparatively-inexpensive one, of great strength and durability, capable of being readilyfoperated at a distance from either side ofl it and of being compactly arranged at opposite sides of a hinge-post when open, whereby the effect of the wind will be equalized.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims heretoa'ppended.

In the drawings, Figure l'is a perspective View of a gate constructed in accordance with this invention a'nd'shown closed. Fig. 2 is a similar View, the gate being partially open. Fig. 3 is a plan view, the gate being open.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all-.the iigures of the drawlngs.

1 designates a gate composed of front and rear leaves or sections 2v and 3, arranged in pairs, as clearly shown in(` Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, and each leaf or section preferably consists of a rectangular frame and a series of wires. Smooth or barbed wires may be employed and any desired construction of leaf or section maybe used. The front leaves or sections 2, which are arranged side by side and which constitute the front portion of the gate 1 when the latter is closed, as shown in Fig. 1, are connected at their front or outer ends by hinges 4, and the inner endsl of the front leaves or sections 2 are connected by hinges 5 with the inner adjacentends of the rear leaves or sections 3, the hinges beL ing secured to the inner faces of the'adjacent ends of the front and rear leaves or sections, whereby the said adjacent ends are adapted to abut against each other when the gate isr closed to prevent the gate from breaking at and at the ends thereof.

ythe centerand swinging laterally in either direction. This construction enables the gate to resist pressure from either side, and the frontend of the gate, when the latter is closed, abuts against a latch-post 7.

The rear ends of the rear leaves or sections, which are supported by braces 3'", are hinged together and to a hinge-post 8 by means of eyes 9 and pintles'10, the eyes 9 being arranged in pairs near the top and bottom of the gate, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and the pintles, which are located near the top and bot-tom of the gate, extend through the pairs of eyes. The braces 3, which are inclined, are constructed of wire or other suitable material and extend upward from the outer ends of the rear leaves or sections to the top of the post 8.

The gate is adapted to move bodily transversely of the roadway from the latch-post to the hinge-post and from the position illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings to that shown in Fig. 3. In changing positions in this inanner the leaves or sections open laterally, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and the continued rearward movement of the gate opens the rear sections 3 and the front sections 2 completely, causingthe latter to fold against the former. When the gate is open, as shown in Fig. 3, the sections extend rearward at a slight angle to each other, and the rear sections 3 are made slightly shorter than the front sections 2 to permit the parts to assume the positions shown in Fig. 3.

The gate is opened and closed by means of a horizontal rock-shaft 11, located above the gate and journaled in suitable bearings of the hinge-post 8 and uprights 12, located at opposite sides of the gate. The rock shaft, which may be constructed of tubular metal or any other suitable material, is provided with innerand outer arms 13 and 14, arranged' at opposite sides of the center of theshaft The inner arms 1 3,

which are located at opposite sides of thegate l depending arms 13 are perforated to receive eyes 15 of links or rods 16, which extend to IOO points intermediate of the ends of the rear leaves or sections 3 of the gate. The front ends of the links or rods, which are disposed substantially in a horizontal plane, are engaged in eyes 17, located at the outer faces of the rear sections or leaves 3 at the tops ofV the frames thereof. By this construction the links or rods are hingedly or movably connected with the rear leaves and with the' lower ends of the arms 13, whereby when the rock-shaft is oscillated the rear leaves or sections of the gate will be swung backward and adapted to be readily grasped from the ground and by a person within a vehicle or on horseback without dismounting.

The rock-shaft 1l carries a weighted arm 20, located adjacent to the post S and adjustably secured at its lower end to the rock-shaft by a suitable clamp 2l and provided at its upper end with a weight 22, which may be in the form of a ball or of any other shape. When the gate is half-open, the weighted arm is in a perpendicular position, and it is adapted to complete the opening and closing movement of the gate after the rock-shaft has been rotated suiiiciently to carry the weighted arm to a perpendicular position. When the gate isA closed, the weighted arm inelines rearwardly, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and holds the gate Iirmly in its closed position and obvates the necessity of employing a latch or other fastening device. XVhen the gate is in its open position, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the weighted arm inclines forward or outward and operates to hold the gate in such position. The clamp 21 enables the arm to be readily adj usted, so that it will be in a perpendicular position when the gate is half-open.

It will be seen that the gate is simple and comparatively-inexpensive in construction,

that it possesses great strength and durabil ity, and that it may be readily operated to I open and close it. It will also be apparent that the sections are held against lateral movement by pressure exerted on the gate when the latter is closed and that the leaves fold compaetly against the hinge-post and leave a maximum amount of space between them and the latch-post. Furthermore, it

pletes the opening and closing movement of the gate.

What is claimed is- 1. A gate comprising the front and rear leaves or sections arranged in pairs, the leaves or sections at the front of the gate being hinged together at their front ends and similarly connected at their rear ends to the adjacent ends of the rear leaves or sections, and hinges for connecting the rear leaves or sections to a post or support, substantially as described.

2. A gate comprising the front and rear leaves or sections arranged in pairs, the members of each pair of leaves or sections being hinged together at their outer ends, and hinges for connecting the inner ends of the front leaves or sections to the adjacent ends of the rear leaves or sections, combined with means for swinging the rear leaves or sections to and from each other, whereby the gate is opened and closed, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a hinge-post, of a gate hinged to the hinge-post and composed of front and rear sections arranged in pairs and hinged together at their outer ends, the inner ends of the leaves or sections of one pair being hinged to the adjacent ends of the leaves orsections of the other pair, and means for operating the gate, substantially as described.

1. The combination of a gate composed of front and rear leaves or sections arranged in pairs and hinged together at their adjacent ends, and a rock-shaftprovided with arms located at opposite sides of the gate and connected with the rear leaves or sections and adapted to swingthe same to and from each other, whereby the gate is opened and closed, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a gate composed of front and rear leaves or sections arranged in pairs and hinged together at their adjacent ends, a rock-shaft provided with inner and outer arms, links connecting the inner arms with the rear sections of the gate, and handies connected with the outer arms, substantially as described.

6. A gate comprising the front and rear leaves or sections arranged in pairs, the meinbers of each pair being hinged together at their outer ends, and the' rear sections being shorter than the front sections and hinged to IIO the adjacent ends thereof, substantially as FREDERICK A. ENGLEBRIGHT.

Witnesses:

LEO EDWARDS, THos. SIMPSON. 

